Where does “shëwanamèkw” come from?

shëwanamèkw (Unami) comes from Unami -amèkw, from Proto-Algonquian *-ame·kw.

shëwanamèkw (Unami): shad, Alosa sapidissima

Definitions

  1. shad, Alosa sapidissima

Ancestry of “shëwanamèkw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami-amèkwfish
2Proto-Algonquian*-ame·kw—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *-ame·kw →Every word from Unami -amèkw →